The Palestinian Territories

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The Palestinian Territories—comprised of the West Bank and Gaza Strip—are home to over 4 million people. The areas are central in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. When intense fighting broke out between Israel and Gaza, following airstrikes on Israel and the killing of Hamas commander Ahmad Jabari in response, it marked a major escalation in tensions between Israel and the Palestinian territories, with many wondering if it might escalate to war. Brookings experts examine the ongoing crisis and the impact it may have on the stability of the region.

REUTERS/Amir Cohen - An Israeli gas platform is seen in the background as an Israeli Navy vessel patrols in the Mediterranean sea August 1, 2014.

In part one of a two-part series of papers, Natan Sachs and Tim Boersma look into the challenges that the Israeli energy market faces and write that the country has been rendered an "energy island" due to its complicated relations with nearly all of its neighbors.

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